Roman Catholic

American  

adjective

1. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.

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noun

1. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Roman Catholic British  

adjective

1. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church

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noun

1. a member of this Church

Etymology

Origin of Roman Catholic

First recorded in 1595–1605

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Example Sentences

Bishop Hicks, 58, will lead one of the Roman Catholic Church's most populous and important postings in the US.

From BBC

Dolan, who has led New York’s Roman Catholic archdiocese since 2009, submitted his required letter offering to resign upon reaching the age of 75 in February.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leo, the first-ever American head of the global Roman Catholic Church, has strong connections in Latin America, where he worked for many years as a missionary and a bishop in Peru.

From The Wall Street Journal

His beneficiaries included his fourth wife, seven children, grandchildren and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, which was left $2 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

The raids also prompted the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to bolster delivery of hot meals, groceries and prescription medicines to parishioners living in fear of deportation amid ongoing enforcement raids.

From Los Angeles Times